Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation Practices on Project Implementation: A Case of Non Governmental Organizations in Dodoma City.

Suleiman, Zahara Hamis (2023) Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation Practices on Project Implementation: A Case of Non Governmental Organizations in Dodoma City. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

In many local NGOs, monitoring and evaluation has long been seen as a donor requirement instead of a management tool. For this reason, most NGOs have been conducting project M&E just to address demands and pressures from funding agencies instead of using it as a measure to contribute to project performance. This study, therefore, focused on uncovering the influence of M&E practices on the implementation of development projects, tracing NGOs registered and operating from 2011-2021, aiming to determine the influence of monitoring and evaluation practices on project implementation in non-governmental organizations in Dodoma city, specific objectives were to establish how M&E planning, budgetary allocation, capacity building in M&E and timely baseline surveys influence project implementation. Descriptive cross sectional research design with a sample size of 151 respondents was employed. The results demonstrate that most of the NGOs consider M&E planning as a guide towards tracking progress and measuring results.The majority of the respondents 90.1% indicated that there were budgets set to carry out M&E in development projects among NGOs in Dodoma City. The results also revealed that building staff capacity in M&E and conducting baseline surveys has demonstrated an undeniable influence on the effective implementation of development projects implementation. The study concluded that M&E Planning, Budgets, Capacity building and project baselines are important in implementation of the projects. This study recommends the need for a national M&E policy to guide the implementation of development efforts by both the public and private sectors. Keywords: Monitoring, Evaluation, Monitoring and Evaluation Practice, Non-Governmental Organizations

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